Will Arnett, 55, was photographed arm in arm with model Carolyn Murphy, 51, on Friday at the Jenni Kayne Spring Summer 2026 Collection presentation in Soho, New York City, marking one of the actor’s first public outings since his reported split from longtime partner Alessandra Brawn.
Photographs published by Daily Mail show Arnett and Murphy walking together and appearing close at the event. People reported last week that Arnett quietly ended his relationship with Brawn late last year, and Page Six has reported that Brawn is now seeing Sebastian Bear-McClard. A source quoted by People said Arnett and Brawn "remain committed co-parents" to their son, Denny, who is five.
It is not clear when Arnett and Murphy’s friendship turned romantic. The duo were photographed in April at a West End performance of Sean Hayes’s Good Night Oscar; Hayes posted a group photo on social media in which Arnett had an arm around Murphy, writing, "Another recent surprise visit from one of the greats. Love you, Willie." Several followers of the post noted Murphy’s presence and speculated about the pair’s relationship.
Murphy rose to prominence as a fashion model in the 1990s and has since become an environmental advocate. She was married to Jake Schroeder from 1999 to 2002 and has a daughter, Dylan Blue, born in 2000. Representatives for Arnett, Murphy and Brawn did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Daily Mail reported reaching out to their teams via Instagram.
Arnett began dating Brawn, who works in the fashion industry, in 2019; the couple welcomed son Denny the following year. The actor has largely kept his personal life private in recent years, though he and Brawn attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party together in 2024. Reports about the end of the relationship surfaced this year, with outlets citing different timelines for when the split occurred.
The Arrested Development and The Lego Movie star was previously married to actress and comedian Amy Poehler. The pair wed in 2003, separated in 2012 and finalized their divorce in 2016. They have described the dissolution as difficult; Arnett told The Guardian he found the breakup ‘‘brutal, brutal, brutal,’’ and Poehler, in her memoir Yes, Please, characterized the period as painful and intensely private. Arnett and Poehler share two sons, Archie and Abel.
After his divorce from Poehler, Arnett was linked to interior designer Elizabeth Law, a relationship that drew media attention in the late 2010s. In recent years he had maintained a lower public profile regarding his relationships until the renewed attention this month surrounding his appearance with Murphy.
Brawn and Arnett’s reported split and the actor’s appearance with Murphy come amid broader public interest in the personal lives of celebrities and the ways those developments are reported and confirmed. Publications vary in the timing and sourcing of their accounts, and neither Arnett nor Murphy has publicly commented on the nature of their relationship. The actors are expected to continue balancing family responsibilities and public work while keeping private matters out of the spotlight.